June 2014 - Baseball Wiretap

Angels Impressed With Mulder's Retooled Delivery
Mark Mulder is five years removed from his most recent Major League appearance.

Alden Gonzalez/MLB.com

Giants To Sign Dontrelle Willis
Dontrelle Willis initially began the 2013 campaign pitching for the Atlantic League's Long Island Ducks.

John Shea/San Francisco Chronicle

Diamondbacks Claim Santos Rodriguez
The Diamondbacks have claimed Santos Rodriguez off waivers from the White Sox.

Steve Adams/MLB Trade Rumors

Tanaka's Prefered Cities Are Los Angeles, New York, Boston
Masahiro Tanaka is in the U.S. to undergo a physical and begin the process of deciding which Major League team he wants sign with for 2014.

John Shea/San Francisco Chronicle

Yankees Designate Vernon Wells For Assignment
The move created space on New York's 40-man roster.

ESPN

Yankees Keeping Tabs On Johan Santana
Johan Santana is still rehabilitating from his second anterior capsule surgery and has yet to pitch off a mound.

Andy McCullough/Star Ledger

Without Football, Jameis Winston Might Be First-Round Pick
Jameis Winston, the quarterback for the BCS champion Florida State Seminoles, is also a right-fielder for the college.

J.J Cooper/Baseball America

Red Sox Keeping Open Dialogue With Drew
The shortstop is struggling to find a long-term deal and the Red Sox have internal infield options.

Alex Speier/WEEI

Tanaka In Los Angeles To Have Physical
Masahiro Tanaka has already thrown more innings (1,315) than any pitcher his age in the Majors in the last 35 years.

Steve Dilbeck/Los Angeles Times

Mariners May Hire La Russa As President
Outgoing Mariners president Chuck Armstrong will leave the club on Jan. 31.

Bob Nightengale/USA Today

Jamey Carroll To Sign With Nationals
Jamey Carroll will turn 40 in February.

Chris Cotillo/MLB Daily Dish

A-Rod Might Consider Reduced Suspension
Alex Rodriguez will have a decision to make if his suspension is reduced to less than 100 games.

Wallace Matthews/ESPN

Rays To Sign Jayson Nix
Jayson Nix recorded 505 plate appearances with the Yankees over the last two seasons.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Japanese Posting Fee Will Be Split Into Four Payments Over 18 Months
This is part of the new rules for signing Japanese players that are posted by their teams.

Kiley McDaniel/Scout.com

Dan Le Batard Loses Hall Of Fame Vote
The BWAA has kicked out Dan Le Batard for one year and barred him from future Hall of Fame votes.

ESPN

Puig Gives Up Driving After Second Arrest
Yasiel Puig has had two reckless driving incidents in the last eight months.

Mark Saxon/ESPN

Verlander Undergoes Surgery On Core Muscle
Justin Verlander underwent muscle repair surgery on Thursday after injuring himself last month during offseason conditioning.

Associated Press

Searage Doesn't Think Burnett Will Return To Pirates
The Pirates are planning for 2014 as if they won't have A.J. Burnett.

93.7 The Fan (Pittsburgh)

Indians Sign Jeff Francoeur
Francoeur will earn $1 million if he makes the team with the chance to make another $500,000 based on plate appearances.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Pirates Ditch Jolly Ranger Logo
The team will still have the Jolly Roger on the sleeves of some of its uniforms for now.

Associated Press

Bobby Parnell Cleared To Pitch
Bobby Parnell had surgery on Sept. 10 in California for a herniated disk.

Adam Rubin/ESPN

Tanaka Ready To Meet With MLB Teams
Masahiro Tanaka and his agent are scheduled to meet with Major League teams over the next several days, according to a source.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN

Source: Rangers Want To Bring Back Jeff Baker
Jeff Baker hit .279 with 11 homers, 21 RBIs and a .905 OPS in 175 plate appearances with the Rangers last season.

Gerry Fraley/Dallas Morning News

Marlins Re-Sign Kevin Slowey
Slowey pitched more than 92 innings with Miami in 2013.

Matt Eddy/Baseball America

Dodgers Have Spoken To Tanaka's Agent
Masahiro Tanaka is in the "feeling out process."

Dylan Hernandez/Los Angeles Times

Wheeler, Matthews Out As Phillies' Broadcasters
Longtime Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler will be replaced after nearly four decades and Gary Matthews isn't returning as an analyst.

Associated Press

Mattingly Regrets End-Of-Season News Conference
Don Mattingly has admitted he wishes his now-famous end-of-season news conference had gone differently.

Associated Press

Maddux, Glavine, Thomas Elected To HOF
Frank Thomas was on 83.7% of Hall of Fame ballots.

RealGM Staff Report

Japanese Posting Fees To Be Split Over Two Years
The idea behind the decision is to give more clubs a realistic opportunity to bid on a top flight talent.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Scott Downs Supports Chicago's Plan
Scott Downs likes the direction the White Sox are taking and wants to contribute to their youth movement on the mound and as a mentor.

Dan Hayes/CSN Chicago